Verlezza mixing dance, music and comedy Nov. 21 for UA Kulas Concert Series

Verlezza Dance aims to prove that all people, regardless of perceived disabilities, have dynamic dance inside them. "If your heart can dance, so can you," says Sabatino Verlezza, founder of the Cleveland-based dance company performing Sunday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., at the Stage Door of E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 198 Hill St., at The University of Akron.

Part of the UA School of Music's Kulas Concert Series, the dance works will feature music by Strauss, Elliot Sokolov, Beethoven and Debussy, performed live by pianist Laura Silverman and soprano Patricia LaNasa. Silverman and LaNasa are faculty members in the UA School of Music. The program also feature a sketch by dancer and comedienne Claire Porter, whose work has been showcased at The Joyce Theatre and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and at the American Dance Festival.

Tickets are available in advance and at the door if seats remain. They are $10 for general admission; $8 for seniors, UA faculty, staff, alumni and parents of current UA students; and $5 for nonUA students. Admission is free for UA students who show their Zip Card. Call 330-972-7570 or visit the Thomas Hall Ticket Office.

Also in the UA School of Music’s Kulas Concert Series for 2010-11: Jingle Jazz on Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at Thomas Hall; the UA Symphony Orchestra with guest pianist Spencer Myer on Monday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Thomas Hall; SoloDuo featuring classical guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli on Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. in Guzzetta Recital Hall; an intimate evening with singer Maureen McGovern on March 25 at 8 p.m. at the Stage Door of Thomas Hall; and Solaris Woodwind Quintet with guest pianist Paul Nitsch on April 10 at 3 p.m. at Guzzetta Recital Hall.

Media contact: Cyndee Snider, 330-972-5196 or cyndee@.uakron.edu.